NAME: South
Hadley AGE: 18 months old BREED: German Shepard HANDLER:Nermin
Hadzimugjagic and his staff are hard at work training Arizona SPONSORS: Congressman Neal and Chelsea Fernandes WORKING IN: Bosnia Herzegovina in 2007. Soon
to be done training at the
Mine Detection Dog Center (MDDC)
in Konjic, Bosnia FUN FACTS : South Hadley is a
beautiful 18-month old German Shepherd who was bred in Slovakia.
He and 5 littermates, all males, were selected to train as a
Mine Detection Dogs (MDD) at the Mine Detection Dog Center (MDDC)
in Konjic, Bosnia Herzegovina. He's in his4th
month of training and should graduate in February 2007 and will
beworking
in the field by early spring 2007. SouthHadley will
remain in Bosnia to “sniff mines” and save lives.
A
mine detection dog team in Bosnia where South Hadley will work.
South
Hadley and his trainer.
South
Hadley and Chelsea Fernandes.
Beautiful
South Hadley! December 2006
This
is an example of the beautiful countryside where South Hadley will
work. Many people are scared to walk outside of their villages
because of mine fields.
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NAME: South
Hadley
A
mine detection dog team in Bosnia where South Hadley will work. 
South
Hadley and his trainer. 
South
Hadley and Chelsea Fernandes.
Beautiful
South Hadley! December 2006 
This
is an example of the beautiful countryside where South Hadley will
work. Many people are scared to walk outside of their villages
because of mine fields.